In Chu Qingcheng's office.

Qin Ziling sat on the sofa playing on his phone. Chu Qingcheng had already gone to a meeting, so he was quite bored.

He had just taken a look around Chu Qingcheng's office, admiring it and even rummaging through it to make sure there were no cameras or listening devices before he felt relieved.

At that moment, the office door was pushed open, and a professional woman walked in, carrying a drink.

Upon seeing her, Qin Ziling was taken aback: "Manager Mo? What brings you here?"

The person who arrived was Mo Lengyu.

The latter said casually, "The president is in a meeting and asked me to bring you a cup of coffee."

Qin Ziling nodded: "Thank you for your help."

"You're too kind. You're Qingcheng's boyfriend, and as her best friend, it's no big deal for me to entertain you." Mo Lengyu said calmly, "Besides, I'm paid by Qingcheng, so of course I have to carry out the president's orders."

Qin Ziling nodded without saying anything more.

Mo Lengyu then sat down at a distance from Qin Ziling.

Her task today was to entertain Qin Ziling, which was rather strange that Qingcheng would ask her to do these things.

However, to her dismay, this guy actually ignored her. Was he really so indifferent to her beauty?

Women are sometimes strange creatures. They may not be interested in men, but they can't stand it when the other person ignores them, which makes them feel like they are just ordinary.

The two spent almost an hour in silence. Qin Ziling looked at his phone, while Mo Lengyu looked at a magazine, but her gaze would occasionally fall on Qin Ziling.

Unable to bear the awkward atmosphere any longer, Mo Lengyu finally spoke up: "Um, where are you from?"

Qin Ziling glanced at her: "Jiang Hai."

"A local?" Mo Lengyu was taken aback, then pondered for a moment. In her memory, there didn't seem to be any prominent families with the surname Qin in Jianghai!

Is the other person not from a prestigious family? Or does he/she take his/her mother's surname? Is he/she an illegitimate child?

Qin Ziling was unaware of the other party's thoughts. He himself was too lazy to mention his identity and did not want to recall those past events.

"How did you meet Qingcheng?" Mo Lengyu asked without much thought.

Qin Ziling raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and said, "We met by chance on a cruise ship."

"Ah! I know! Was it a few years ago?" Mo Lengyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and her face showed shock.

"What? You know?" Qin Ziling looked at her with some surprise.

Mo Lengyu had an "I knew it" look on her face: "Qingcheng told me that a few years ago she attended a party on a cruise ship and was later assassinated. Most of the wealthy people on the cruise ship died. She said she was saved by a man. That man, could it be you?"

Qin Ziling did not deny it, and nodded: "It is indeed me."

"I see, no wonder..."

No wonder Qingcheng is so infatuated with this guy; it turns out it's because he saved her life!

That makes sense. Actually, Qingcheng's feelings for Qin Ziling were more out of gratitude, right?

"To be able to save a woman in that kind of environment, you must be incredibly strong! You must be a martial artist, right? And a very high level at that?" Mo Lengyu looked him over with great interest.

Qin Ziling disliked the other party's blatant gaze, subtly shifting his body, and said calmly, "My skills are average, you're overthinking it."

This woman seems somewhat interested in him? He'd better keep his distance; otherwise, based on the plot and his experience, trouble will likely come one after another!

Moreover, he guessed that the other party's identity was not simple!

Although she is Chu Qingcheng's best friend, her background is probably very powerful, so powerful that even the Jianghai Kingdom would not tolerate her.

There's only one possibility: this young lady has come to Jianghai to experience life.

This is the most troublesome one.

Mo Lengyu pouted: "What? Are you frigid?"

Qin Ziling's lips twitched, his face darkening: "What are you talking about?"

Mo Lengyu gave her a look that said, "I've seen right through you." She said, "I'm asking you, am I... not beautiful?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ziling actually sized her up, his gaze lingering on her chest, where the two large breasts were quite eye-catching.

Noticing Qin Ziling's somewhat intense gaze, Mo Lengyu quickly crossed her arms and said, "You pervert, what are you looking at?!"

Qin Ziling was speechless: "Didn't you ask me? I have to take a look at you, otherwise how would I know if you're beautiful or not?"

"And now?" Mo Lengyu's pretty face flushed slightly as she looked directly at him.

Qin Ziling blurted out instinctively, "It's big, um, it's alright."

Mo Lengyu: "..."

Three dark lines ran across her forehead.

Mo Lengyu was furious. This bastard! She really thought he was asexual, but she was wrong. This guy is a scoundrel! A pervert!

"Weren't you so fierce just now? Why are you blushing now?" Qin Ziling watched her change of expression with great interest, finding it amusing.

"You bastard! Shut up! You're a scoundrel! Does Qingcheng even know about this look you've got?" Mo Lengyu said angrily.

Qin Ziling shrugged. What difference did it make whether she knew or not? She was the one pursuing him, not the other way around.

Little did he know that Mo Lengyu had already labeled him a rogue in her heart.

Oh wait, there are also scumbags!

At this moment, Chu Qingcheng pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you two doing?"

"Drink coffee."

"chat."

Qin Ziling and Mo Lengyu exchanged a glance subconsciously, then silently looked away.

Chu Qingcheng raised an eyebrow, glanced at the two of them with some surprise, but didn't think much of it.

She knew a bit about her best friend's situation; she looked down on ordinary men and had very high standards.

And even though Qin Ziling is extraordinary, it's unlikely that he would fall for her in less than a day after they met, right?

"Are you done with your work?" Qin Ziling asked, sounding somewhat bored.

Chu Qingcheng nodded: "The meeting is over, and there's not much work to do next. Would you like to go out for dinner with me?"

Mo Lengyu's eyes widened.

The CEO openly skipped work? No way! We just punished the employee who was slacking off…

Qin Ziling said, "You go ahead and get busy, it'll be almost time to get off work."

Chu Qingcheng nodded: "Okay."

She then looked at Mo Lengyu and said, "Lengyu, you've worked hard. Go back to work now."

Mo Lengyu suddenly rushed over and grabbed Chu Qingcheng's arm.

Qin Ziling frowned. Was this woman planning to complain? She'd only teased him a few times; was it really necessary to be so petty?

"Qingcheng, where are we having lunch? I want to freeload too!" Mo Lengyu said pitifully.

It has to be said that something was off about this style of writing, and Qin Ziling suddenly felt a shiver run through his body.

Chu Qingcheng hesitated because she wanted to have dinner alone with Qin Ziling.

But Mo Lengyu is her best friend, so refusing her doesn't seem like a good idea, does it?